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Giancarlo Giammetti has a lot of nervous energy. He's a director, really. He was trying to direct the Valentino movie over my shoulder. I don't blame him - that's been his job for 50 years. But I had final cut in the movie by contract and I wouldn't have made the movie if I had not been completely independent.

Matt Tyrnauer

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Matt Tyrnauer
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: January 1
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